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Ashford

Sojan Joseph

Labour, MP since 2024

Official portrait of Sojan Joseph

Claimed in 2024-25

£158,669

582nd highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.

Staff wages

paid to the MP's own employees

£124,306

Office costs

rent, utilities, equipment, printing

£13,531

Accommodation

London rent and bills

£14,990

Travel

the MP's own and their staff's

£5,842

Cost per elector

on 76,233 electors

£2.08

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Name of donor: Tutors Valley music academy Address of donor: Tutors valley Ltd, 142 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4EF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets only for Mohan Lal Indian music show at Ovo Arena Wembley. Each ticket was worth £200., value £400 Date received: 27 June 2026 Date accepted: 27 June 2026 Donor status: company, registration 09920668 (Registered 13 July 2026)

Visits outside the UK

  • Name of donor: Be Friends Switzerland Address of donor: Post Fach 10, 8126 Zumikon, ZH Switzerland. Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights(£353), accommodation (£195), local transport (£111) and meals (£83), value £742 Destination of visit: Switzerland (Zurich) Dates of visit: 5 September 2025 to 6 September 2025 Purpose of visit: To speak in their Kerela community Onam celebration organised by the Be Friends Switzerland. (Registered 8 September 2025)
  • Name of donor: Results UK Address of donor: DC-207, Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation, 6 St George's Circus, London SE1 6FE, UK Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, hotel, travel to and from airport and meetings and subsistence, value £745.36 Destination of visit: Switzerland (Geneva) Dates of visit: 8 October 2025 to 9 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Member of delegation of MPs who chair global health related APPGs to meet with global institutions that are working to end TB, malaria and HIV, improve immunisation coverage, and protect child health. (Registered 22 October 2025)
  • Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust Address of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, value £864.39 Destination of visit: Brunei Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 Purpose of visit: To undertake a visit as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme visiting our forces overseas. (Registered 17 June 2026)

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

  • Type of land/property: Residential property (House) Number of properties: 1 Location: Onamthuruthu, Kottayam, Kerala, India (Registered 26 July 2024)

Miscellaneous

  • Appointed as honorary vice chair of the Catholic Union of Great Britain. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 4 November 2025 (Registered 9 December 2025)
  • Appointed as honorary executive committee member of the Jeevan Trust UK. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 20 June 2026 (Registered 13 July 2026)

Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.